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Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from its Portuguese acronym), the Tap Siac Craft Market will be held from 16 to 19 November and from 23 to 26 November at Tap Siac Square. A total of 62 creative handicraft workshops will be held, including 14 sessions for families. The workshops projects include ceramics, glass, bonsai, painting and leather, integrating fun, creativity and crafts. All interested parties are welcome to participate.
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The Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Centre of the Department of Portuguese, Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Macau (UM), is holding an exhibition to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Henrique de Senna Fernandes, a renowned Macanese writer. The exhibition, which started on 16 October and will continue until 18 December, showcases the writer’s literary works and mementos. Those who are interested are welcome to visit the exhibition.
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The Macao Grand Prix Museum (the “Museum”) under the management of Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) will launch a series of special activities and arrangements in tandem with the arrival of the 70^th Macau Grand Prix next month. The highlights include a brand-new mapping show, a retrospective video that captures the Macau Grand Prix’s extraordinary highlights, a special exhibition on an internationally-leading racing team, virtual reality feature, extension of opening hours and special discount for ticket purchase on site, among others. These are rolled out to let residents and visitors experience the vibes of the racing month in celebration of the platinum jubilee of the Macau Grand Prix, while deepening integration of “tourism + sports” and enriching the kaleidoscope of travel experiences.
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As of 24 October, about 11,000 employers have not yet paid Social Security System’s obligatory system contributions for their employees for the third quarter of 2023, accounting for about 42% of the total employers who need to pay contributions. As the payment deadline approaches, the flow of people at service points increases. The Social Security Fund (abbreviated to FSS in Macao) calls for employers and residents to make more use of the “Macao One Account” for making the payments, so as to avoid waiting in line and not being restricted by office hours.
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Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that visitor arrivals soared by 312.5% year-on-year to 2,301,056 in September 2023; however, the figure represented a drop of 28.6% month-on-month. Overnight visitors (1,169,471) and same-day visitors (1,131,585) leapt by 317.3% and 307.7% year-on-year respectively. Meanwhile, the average length of stay of visitors dropped by 0.4 day year-on-year to 1.4 days; the duration for overnight visitors (2.5 days) decreased by 1.0 day whereas that for same-day visitors (0.2 day) remained unchanged.
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The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, is leading a Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government delegation to Fuzhou City and Xiamen City in Fujian Province, from today until Friday (27 October), in a bid to strengthen cooperation and expand business opportunities. During the period, Mr Ho will attend a high-level meeting with officials of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and the Fujian People’s Provincial Government, and attend the Macao-Fujian Cooperation Conference. Mr Ho and his delegation will visit projects on ‘Big Health’, technology, and urban planning in Fuzhou.
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Christmas is approaching and it is a season of celebration. CTT will launch a new design of Christmas card on 1^st November 2023, which can be purchased at the General Post Office and all post offices for the public to send warm wishes to their relatives and friends.
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The 2024 Macao-Guangzhou Products Fair is to be staged on 19-21 January 2024 at the PWTC Expo, Guangzhou. Interested local enterprises are welcome to submit the application via the “Event Online Application System” of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) from today to 6 November.
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